# Indiana HB 1098: Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative.

Indiana HB 1098, Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Dale DeVon (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Public Law 221) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1098
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-08
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Public Law 221
- Sponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: family, the senate, family and children services, appropriations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (228 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Provides that the commission on improving the status of children in Indiana (CISC) must create and provide staff support to a statewide youth, family, and caregiver engagement initiative to carry out certain duties. Adds that CISC must provide staff to the statewide juvenile justice oversight body.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dale DeVon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Fady Qaddoura (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: La Keisha Jackson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lonnie Randolph (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodney Pol (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stacey Donato (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Vanessa Summers (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | House | House concurred with Senate amendments | pass | 89 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Third reading: passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Third reading: passed | pass | 92 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-06: Public Law 221 (House)
- 2025-05-06: Signed by the Governor (House)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by the President of the Senate (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by the President Pro Tempore (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by the Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-22: Motion to concur filed (House)
- 2025-04-22: House concurred with Senate amendments; Roll Call 516: yeas 89, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-04-16: Returned to the House with amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 427: yeas 47, nays 0 (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Second reading: ordered engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Committee report: do pass, adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senators Pol, Qaddoura, Randolph added as cosponsors (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee report: amend do pass adopted; reassigned to Committee on Appropriations (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: First reading: referred to Committee on Family and Children Services (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Referred to the Senate (House)
- 2025-02-13: Senate sponsors: Senators Donato and Jackson L (House)
- 2025-02-13: Third reading: passed; Roll Call 154: yeas 92, nays 0 (House)
- 2025-02-10: Second reading: ordered engrossed (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee report: amend do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-27: Representative Summers added as coauthor (House)
- 2025-01-27: Committee report: do pass, adopted (House)
- 2025-01-27: Recommitted to the Committee on Ways and Means pursuant to House Rule 126.3 (House)
- 2025-01-08: First reading: referred to Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs (House)
- 2025-01-08: Authored by Representative DeVon (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.02.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.05.COMS?format=pdf)
- House Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.03.COMH?format=pdf), [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.06.ENRS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.02.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.05.COMS?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.03.COMH?format=pdf)
- [House Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.04.COMS?format=pdf)
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1098/versions/HB1098.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1098-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).